Cubic optical nonlinearities with octupolar molecules at telecommunication wavelengths

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Autore principale: M. Romero
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contents Cubic optical nonlinearities with octupolar molecules at telecommunication wavelengths M. Romero M. A. Meneses-Nava G. Ramos-Ortiz S. Romero J. L. Maldonado O. Barbosa-García N. Farfán Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas organic materials Octupolar molecules nonlinear materials Here we report on the cubic nonlinear optical properties of octupolar organic molecules. A series of three compounds that were of triphenylmethanederivatives and one boroxine derivative were characterized, in solid state, at infrared wavelengths comprising telecommunicationbands (900 - 1600 nm). At these wavelengths, for which there is practically an absence of reports about cubic nonlinearities in octupolarcompounds, we measured third-order susceptibilities Â(3) of the order of 10¡12 esu, the latter partially enhanced by multiphoton resonances.As the molecules studied were prototypes of octupolar systems, our results correlate the magnitude of the observed nonlinearities with themolecular structure, thus providing helpful information for the design of new molecules with improved nonlinearities. On the other hand, wediscuss how polymer films functionalized with these molecules can be useful for applications involving the conversion of optical frequencies.Such films produce frequency-converted signals sensitive enough that they can be employed in ultra-fast optical correlators. 2006 artículo científico 0035-001X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57065406 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=570 Revista Mexicana de Física application/pdf Sociedad Mexicana de Física A.C. Revista Mexicana de Física (México) Num.6 Vol.52
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spellingShingle Cubic optical nonlinearities with octupolar molecules at telecommunication wavelengths
M. Romero
Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
organic materials
Octupolar molecules
nonlinear materials
Cubic optical nonlinearities with octupolar molecules at telecommunication wavelengths M. Romero M. A. Meneses-Nava G. Ramos-Ortiz S. Romero J. L. Maldonado O. Barbosa-García N. Farfán Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas organic materials Octupolar molecules nonlinear materials Here we report on the cubic nonlinear optical properties of octupolar organic molecules. A series of three compounds that were of triphenylmethanederivatives and one boroxine derivative were characterized, in solid state, at infrared wavelengths comprising telecommunicationbands (900 - 1600 nm). At these wavelengths, for which there is practically an absence of reports about cubic nonlinearities in octupolarcompounds, we measured third-order susceptibilities Â(3) of the order of 10¡12 esu, the latter partially enhanced by multiphoton resonances.As the molecules studied were prototypes of octupolar systems, our results correlate the magnitude of the observed nonlinearities with themolecular structure, thus providing helpful information for the design of new molecules with improved nonlinearities. On the other hand, wediscuss how polymer films functionalized with these molecules can be useful for applications involving the conversion of optical frequencies.Such films produce frequency-converted signals sensitive enough that they can be employed in ultra-fast optical correlators. 2006 artículo científico 0035-001X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57065406 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=570 Revista Mexicana de Física application/pdf Sociedad Mexicana de Física A.C. Revista Mexicana de Física (México) Num.6 Vol.52
title Cubic optical nonlinearities with octupolar molecules at telecommunication wavelengths
topic Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
organic materials
Octupolar molecules
nonlinear materials
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57065406